Photo of the Week | Feb. 11-15

Madison Murphy, a junior in English, observes Ash Wednesday Feb. 13. Ash Wednesday is a Catholic holiday which is the first day of Lent and marks the preparation for the Easter celebration. “I am used to getting weird looks,” Murphy said. “I’ve been doing it my whole life.” By: Joannah Irvin.

Technician Photo Editor Natalie Claunch wrote:

Instead of taking a ‘mugshot’ of the subject straight on, Joannah took the photo from above. It is successful because Joannah was able to frame the ashen cross with the subject’s hair and eyes without a distracting background, leaving no doubt as to the subject of the photo. Another reason this feature is photo of the week is because it covers religion — something that is very prevalent on campus but often gets overlooked by Student Media.